Locklizard
{{Short description|Software companies of the United Kingdom}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = LockLizard Limited
| logo =
| type = Private
| foundation = {{date and age|2004}}
| founder = Trevor Mathews
| key_people = Greg Mathews
(Chairman & CEO)
| num_employees =
| industry = Technology services
| products = Document security software
| location = London, United Kingdom
| homepage = {{URL|www.locklizard.com}}
}}
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LockLizard Limited is a British software company that specializes in digital rights management (DRM) security for PDF documents, USB flash drives and eBooks.{{Cite web |last=Elisabeth Horwitt |date=26 April 2010 |title=Enterprise Rights Management and Keeping Data in-House |url=http://www.cio.com/article/2418670/data-protection/enterprise-rights-management-and-keeping-data-in-house.html |publisher=CIO}} It was founded in 2004 by Trevor Mathews to provide Document DRM software that uses encoding and encryption to protect against unauthorized copying, sharing, unlimited printing or printing on virtual devices, and screen grabbing on PCs or mobile devices.{{Cite web |date=2 April 2013 |title=LockLizard extends PDF rights management security to the iOS platform |url=http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/locklizard-extends-pdf-rights-management-security/ |publisher=Infosecurity magazine}}{{Cite web |last=Yogita Rao |date=16 May 2014 |title=Only one computer in a college to get licence to download question papers |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Only-one-computer-in-a-college-to-get-licence-to-download-question-papers/articleshow/35173713.cms |work=The Times of India}} Locklizard's most notable customers include NASA, Microsoft, HP, SAP, Yamaha, BBC, Symantec, AMD, and McGraw-Hill Education.{{Cite web |title=DRM customers |url=http://www.locklizard.com/drm_security_customers/ |publisher=Locklizard}}
Technology
Locklizard implements a range of technologies accessible on PC or on the Cloud in order to achieve the features and functions necessary to protect a document.{{Cite conference |last=Mei Xue |editor2-last=Fu Lee Wang |editor3-last=Mo Li |editor4-last=Yuan Luo |title=Document Selective Protection Based on Third Service Framework |date=31 October 2012 |url=https://www.springer.com/in/book/9783642352102 |conference=Second International Conference, NCIS 2012 |edition=2012 |publisher=Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg |volume=345 |pages=79–88 |isbn=978-3-642-35210-2 |editor1=Jingsheng Lei |book-title=Network Computing and Information Security}}{{Cite web |title=Lizard Safeguard Secure PDF Viewer - Product Manual for Windows |url=http://www.glcclub.com/dvdfiles/LockLizard_Secure_PDF_Viewer_v25.pdf |publisher=Locklizard}} These technologies are DRM controls, document watermarking, US Government encryption, license control, and a proprietary secure PDF viewer.{{Cite web |title=Our DRM Technology |url=http://www.locklizard.com/digital_rights_management_technology/ |publisher=Locklizard}}{{Cite web |title=LockLizard Safeguard PDF Security - PDC secure viewer specs |url=http://www.pcworld.com/product/969627/locklizard-safeguard-pdf-security-pdc-secure-viewer.html |publisher=PC World}} Additional DRM protection includes documents locking to specific devices or locations. Locklizard does not make use of password mechanisms, digital signatures, plug-ins, and temporary files. It delivers license codes and keys through secure online registration procedures with user-friendly PKI class technology.{{Cite web |date=13 December 2012 |title=LockLizard solves zero footprint PDF security problem |url=http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/locklizard-solves-zero-footprint-pdf-security/ |publisher=Infosecurity magazine}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|www.locklizard.com}}
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Category:British companies established in 2004
Category:Business software companies
Category:Software companies of the United Kingdom
Category:2004 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:Software companies established in 2004
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